2000 Speedway Conference League

2000 Speedway Conference League
LeagueConference League
ChampionsSheffield Prowlers
Knockout CupBoston Barracudas
IndividualScott Pegler
Division/s above2000 Elite League
2000 Premier League

The 2000 Speedway Conference League was the third tier/division of British speedway.[1]

Summary

A new team called Somerset Rebels entered British speedway for the first time, racing at the Oaktree Arena.[2]

The title was won by Sheffield Prowlers, the junior club belonging to the Sheffield Tigers.[3] Mildenhall Fen Tigers were denied the chance to win the title following their final fixture against St. Austell being unable to be fulfilled, it had been postponed four times because of the weather.[4]

Final league table

Pos Team Played W D L F A Pts Bonus Total
1 Sheffield Prowlers 18 12 1 5 850 750 25 6 31
2 Mildenhall Fen Tigers 17 12 1 4 796 728 25 6 31
3 Somerset Rebels 18 10 0 8 868 744 20 7 27
4 Boston Barracudas 17 10 1 6 821 703 21 6 27
5 Newport Mavericks 18 9 1 8 818 791 19 4 23
6 Rye House Rockets 18 8 0 10 837 768 16 6 22
7 St Austell Gulls 16 8 0 8 711 721 16 4 20
8 Buxton Hitmen 18 7 2 9 752 859 16 2 18
9 Ashfield Giants 18 5 0 13 734 871 10 4 14
10 Peterborough Pumas 18 4 0 14 679 931 8 0 8

Fixtures & results

Home \ Away ASH BOS BUX MIL NEW PET RYE SA SHE SOM
Ashfield Giants 35–55 64–26 44–45 38–51 50–36 48–42 55–35 58–32 38–52
Boston Barracudas 60–29 58–32 57–33 53–36 60–30 52–38 n/a 45–45 60–29
Buxton Hitmen 63–26 43–47 45–45 45–45 47–41 48–42 60–30 46–44 44–43
Mildenhall Fen Tigers 57–33 51–39 49–41 59–31 54–36 51–38 n/a 51–39 45–44
Newport Mavericks 59–30 46–44 64–25 41–48 61–28 61–29 50–40 41–49 53–37
Peterborough Pumas 46–44 43–47 40–49 33–56 43–46 46–44 46–44 47–43 41–49
Rye House Rockets 53–37 46–44 63–27 55–34 50–40 64–26 57–32 58–32 44–46
St Austell Gulls 52–36 46–44 51–38 35–55 55–33 63–27 53–37 38–52 49–39
Sheffield Prowlers 47–40 58–29 50–40 50–40 63–25 56–34 40–38 48–42 53–37
Somerset Rebels 60–29 63–27 57–33 67–23 55–35 54–36 51–39 44–46 41–49
Source: [5]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Conference League Knockout Cup

The 2000 Conference League Knockout Cup was the third edition of the Knockout Cup for tier three teams. Boston Barracudas were the winners.[6]

First round

Team one Team two Score
Somerset Rye House 42.5–47.5, 32–58
Boston Buxton 70–19, 45–44

Semi-finals

Team one Team two Score
Mildenhall Rye House 48–42, 35–55
St Austell Boston 57–33, 25–65

Final

First leg

Boston
Peter Boast 12
Carl Wilkinson 10
Luke Clifton 8
Ricky Scarboro 7
Rob Hollingworth 6
David Chadburn 6
Freddie Stephenson 4		53 – 37Rye House
David Mason 12
Simon Wolstenholme 11
Daniel Giffard 8
Nathan Morton 4
Simon Moon 1
Gary Sweet 1
Phil Ambrose R/R
[7]

Second leg

Rye House
David Mason 16
Gary Sweet 13
Simon Moon 8
Nathan Morton 6
Simon Wolstenholme 5
Daniel Giffard 2
Phil Ambrose R/R		50 – 38Boston
Luke Clifton 11
Carl Wilkinson 9
Ricky Scarboro 7
Rob Hollingworth 4
Peter Boast 3
Freddie Stephenson 3
David Chadburn 1
[8]

Boston were declared Knockout Cup champions, winning on aggregate 91–87.

League Cup

Riders' Championship

Scott Pegler won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 9 September at Hayley Stadium.[9][10]

Pos. Rider Team Total
1 Scott Pegler Newport 13
2 Steve Bishop Somerset 13
3 Adam Allott Sheffield 11
4 Gary Phelps St. Austell 9
5 Shane Colvin Mildenhall 9
6 Wayne Barrett St. Austell 9
7 Carl Wilkinson Boston 8
8 Rob Grant II Ashfield 8
9 David Mason Rye House 8
10 Chris Courage Newport 8
11 Andrew Moore Sheffield 8
12 Ian Barney Peterborough 7
13 Barrie Evans Mildenhall 3
14 Paul Burnett Buxton 3
15 Rob Hollingworth Boston 2
16 Chris Schramm Peterborough 1
17 Graig Gough (res) Newport 0

See also

List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions

References

  1. ^ "2000 tables". Speedway GB.
  2. ^ "New opponents". Cambridge Daily News. 14 April 1999. Retrieved 16 May 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Final table". Speedway archive.
  4. ^ "Luke is the first to the line". Lincolnshire Standard and Boston Guardian. 2 November 2000. Retrieved 11 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "2000 fixtures & results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  6. ^ "Conference League Knockout Cup Winners". Speedway Archive.
  7. ^ "2000 season" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Speedway". Shropshire Star. 24 October 2000. Retrieved 29 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ^ "Mavericks chief scouts for talent". South Wales Argus. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  10. ^ "BIG MEETING PREVIEW: THE NLRC!". Scunthorpe Speedway. Retrieved 28 June 2023.